Kiamichi won with aplomb. I can excuse Yes Yes Yes for the barrier draw!

In a nutshell, classic trait bearing individuals throw-back to the 1 specific individual: its distinctive to the maternal tap-roots, far-depths of pedigree.

Once again, the aha ‘Sundridge’ connection was enough tho’ I wonder at times could I provide more sci-data to doubting Joe.

I can’t unless you come visiting…..but if Joe won’t comprehend how key strains equip the traits, pass on to the individuals then Joe you’re elsewhere, ’cause all quality is about those seeded principles.

Sires and their genetics, their female strains, their own foundational contributors i.e. Ribot/Sunstar comments below ) contributes the overall assessment: every individual pedigree is pivotal to depth & breeding ‘thrust’.

Skill and perception over algorithem quantity in/of dosages to few in-breds or of greater, line bred individuals.

…to make clear that by balanced breeding I do not mean a mere literal transcription of identical figures, but a broader concept of equilibrium of influences.

figures and numbers, however accurate, will never quite replace our own personal judgement and feeling, even when looking at a complete dosage diagram….

Franco Varola

Some pedigree fans might suggest a sire or dam further back 5th remove beyond….is lesser or insignficant: claiming it cannot have significant contribution to the overall pedigree.

We shall beg to differ in that a necessary rarer trait has indeed carried: has mitchondrial DNA which is genetic of infinite TB existence and viewing the original ‘sunray’ pedigree wheels hopefully may illuminate some appreciation over conventional arrangement.

This ‘holistic’ or ‘synergistic’ build-up is so intricate, complex and fine-textured that is is invisible to the human eye – Ross du Bourg

We stress to convey, breeding merits through high-class & almost obscure strains project an undefined breeding edge – they pop-up/’in’ to many a superior performer, as today’s bred, and that in itself is ‘wonder’ and proof-to-the-eye!

Thus, there is the manipulation to a new cross to yet again, another ‘level’.

A persistance of speed or stamina determinants alone without deeper, thoughtful consideration to ‘working’: the perfecting of thoroughbred as ‘balanced’ sound speciman, its phenotype, to its adaptability, ability, capability, temperament, gait, tempo where there happens to be there…..of considerable breeding typology expanses – through to the eventual variances of ‘type’ produced.

The hereditary actors that determine physical, mental and nervous constitution are transmitted by means of microscopic chemical substances called genes, which are units of inheritance. Each gene is responsible for a seperate characteristic or ‘character’. The science of the inheritance of characters is called genetics, and the whole inherited make-up, or genetic constitution, of an individual is known as its genotype. A genotype consists of thousands of genes. Peter Willett – An Introduction to the Thoroughbred

The love of breeding – ‘ balanced correctness’ is a principle that demands consistent application through every generation, every cycle with ‘eye’ upon the individual’s conformation, natural constitution of strengths or its weaknesses.

With responsibility to crafting breeding…studying past heritage, ancestral bloodlines, nature of inheritances can aid decisions to ‘where’ the pedigree maintains, improves or even diffuses its quality.

The more pedigree analysis as information, the more ‘indicators’ KPI’s will come to light through major influential strains.

Evaluating strains…..an Aga Khan bred, The Autumn Sun dam Azmiyna (IRE) note the grand-dams sire Lear Fan (USA) a son of Roberto → Hail to Reason. A siring line as strains to the best of the best.

How ‘close’ to the pedigree Man O’ War sits…. and once again do not get confused with the identity but revel in strain/trait as carrier/genetic coding the Infusion to bloodlines.

– to quote late Ross du Bourg, Australian bloodstock writer “human intelligence and intervention can introduce the high degree of superior homozygosity that is critical to the production of outstanding racehorses.”

(sidenote, please do not assign a meaning that MOW is sum-total to Autumn Sun pedigee as indeed other highly influential individuals are necessary. The important point: what sits behind breeding application is ‘how’ the sire (broodmare sire) across maternal of the broodmare sire(s) may invigorate or stimulate a reinforcement strain belonging to that individual.)

Remember it is not how many, but the superior dominant gene which takes the trophy.

Ross du Bourg writer of The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred – “Influence was, I decided, the crucial ‘missing link’ in the whole body of writing on the theory of successful thoroughbred breeding. This was my reasoning: the quality (as opposed to the quantity) of the ancestor that is duplicated once or several times is an *important ‘invisible factor’ in the ultimate inherited racing potential of the foal.”

….allow the law of prepotency (influence) to overrule and marginally compensate the law of proportion (contribution)

Review also mare’s 4th dam sire Ribero (USA) the son of Ribot. Only 2X’s you may say ? What is the relevancy?

Two strains clearly ‘central’/ close/direct…..infusion. This STRAINto RIBOT, location IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE!

However, this is not what captures our interest!! No, no…..it is the fact…. the Tesio bred Ribot is in-bred to Sun Star (GB), the son of sire Sundridge.

To the terribly, under-rated ‘scored’ pedigree – the australian gelding Terbium by Terango (AUS) ex-Serene Lass (AUS) from Not a Single Doubt (AUS) re-stimulates the same foundational traits. (n.b. Terbium pedigree is our next blog-subject, winner of Group 3 Zeditave Stakes, 4 starts, 4 wins)

I have long pondered why the Sundridge trait to superior genetic pedigrees is speed tour de force as it stands behind breeding.

It can be said the ‘invisible’ ecological conditions approach a gradual ‘enclosed’ standard: breeding as a matter-of- course, developes itself towards exclusive stakes-racing speed, the racing program or product function, as it stands today.

It emerges only the finest, the adaptable, the agility. Balance: aero-dynamics/muscular-skeleton TB ‘correctness’ – its balance of motion n’ time. That it comes through to the resulting phenotype and that is where racing class is sancrosanct.

The horse who is so bred as to be able to use himself mechanically to the best advantage for galloping at speed has on an average during the long history of the Turf come out on top. The beautiful symmetry, balance and elegance of the high-class racehorse have come about as they afford the horse, this advantage. Sir Charles Leister – Bloodstock Breeding

Like this:

“…the incidence of female family inbreeding declined, it continued to express itself prominently without, perhaps, being adequately recognized.” Leon Rasmussen

A re-examination on Winx (Street Cry – Vegas Showgirl).

It was previously not noticed where the dam’s genotype pedigree (Vegas Showgirl NZ) revealed an extraordinary detail which is worthy of mention. (plus the fact, I am highly annoyed with myself for not to cotton on sooner!…)

Like a Renaissance oil painting it appeared only by peeling back again & again the countless layers of the generational genetic framework. Many may scoff…however genetics are perpetual life, without any end.

The foundational maternal ancestry is framework and is closest to source. It is the ‘setting’ of blood and type, waiting for its opportunity to return where/IF the developing generational breeding has detracted.

Federico Tesio ‘advised’ the planning to go deep. On his account the 9th – 12th generations back and we have to contemplate why this would be, where our contemporary breeding has joyfully revered duplication with in-breeding siring merits as best ‘success’.

The Vegas Showgirl (NZ) spotlight goes @ 9th remove to stallion Sundridge (GB) and his son Sunstar (GB) and please take note, the doubling great grand maternal inbreeding lines to these undoubtedly profound stallions of their time.

We may begin to understand why genetic-freaks come rare for he, Sundridge was a low-fertility stallion but held in high regard.

“Sundridge’s name is synomous with brilliance, and his is the kind of professional sprinting speed that appealed on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 1900s.” credit source www.tbheritage.com

“Sunstar was a courageous colt with the ability to accelerate more than once in a race and reached peak form as a three year old.” Ken McLean , Designing Speed in the Racehorse

*Stardust (Hyperion – Sister Stella, by the Cicero horse Friar Marcus from Etoile, by Sunstar “The Stardust male line dynasty has changed the face of Australasian racing, although his descendants have inexplicably sunk into oblivion in most other parts of the world” Ross du Bourg

= SUNDRIDGE

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Part II – is there breeding for another Winx? & what has happened thus so far ?

From my last blog Superior Performers: inferior breeders we attempted to account for the impact of 1 peculiar strain/trait which really pumps a superior performing pedigree, but for various & unknown reasons declines with other progeny or of other mating’s.

The spotlight for Vegas Showgirl progeny, Winxs siblings are…..

Boulder City, El Divino, Old Friend – all colts by Snitzel plus a filly named Courvechal being also by Snitzel. So does Snitzel’s genotype look right? Does the wonderful Snitzel (AUS) complement to assimiliate?

The traits we seek (as mentioned above) come shallow. Solario (IRE) through Silly Season, Star Kingdom (by Stardust), multiple crosses of Mumtaz Mahal however the question really begs as uncertainty: comes too indeterminate or has inconsistency upon the pedigree, takes no consistent depth or range, to one potent siring individual like for say, Star Kingdom’s (IRE). Secondly, Snitzel is a sprinter product, 2 year old sprinting siring machine and brilliant as he is, this is clearly, not a mare for his harem.

PMNX, filly by Machiavellian. More favourable through the siring line ‘tho lesser comparable to Street Cry. The pedigree cries for more ‘strains’; the depth to be worked and identified to above.

Win Win Leader, gelding by Fastnet Rock. Disappointing here for but 1 infusion Star Kingdom. Personally, I find Danehill’s on the paternal top line for the rarer, superior, superior bred takes difficulty. I assume this is because of his natural sprinting makeup has transpired appropriately to successful sprinters and of sprinting racing programmes raising his profile.

From the Hyperion line, Star Kingdom’s (IRE) male descendants, why have they dearly departed? (Australian General List 27 seasons from 1951/52 through to 1977-78 , Star Kingdom, son of Stardust had 5 titles!!) This loss, is clearly lack of diversity, in action.

For my money…re, Vegas Showgirl (NZ) with her inherent traits are those Siring options which add/ project Count Fleet strains through Mr Prospector’s and Riverman →Prince John